An educational intervention improved knowledge of dietary supplements in college students

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 633 - 12
• Main Authors: Chiba, Tsuyoshi, Kobayashi, Etsuko, Okura, Takashi, Sekimoto, Masashi, Mizuno, Hideya, Saito, Maki, Umegaki, Keizo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 07.05.2020; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: College students; Colleges & universities; Continuing education; Dietary minerals; Dietary supplements; Education; Environmental science; Evaluation; Food; Intervention; Knowledge; Life sciences; Long-term effects; Older people; Pharmaceutical sciences; Pharmaceuticals; Pharmacists; Public speaking; Questionnaires; Questions; Rank tests; Rankings; Students; Studies; Womens health; Japan; United States > US; College students; Pharmacists; Education; Dietary supplements

We have previously reported on the prevalence of dietary supplements among college students; it was deduced that their intake of supplements increased according to their grade (i.e., 13.1% in the first grade to 20.5% in the sixth grade). We also reported that some students had experienced adverse ev...